German YouTube Hits Copyright Snag

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COLOGNE, GERMANY Legal issues could hold up the launch of a German version of YouTube.

The video site, which recently added a slew of local-language offerings including regional versions for Brazil, Japan, Italy, France and the U.K., is stuck in legal wranglings with the country’s leading copyright-protection group.

Copyright organization GEMA said Wednesday that it has not yet reached an agreement with YouTube parent Google on compensation for artists whose copyright-protected works are appropriated by YouTube users.

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